The Four Counties That Flipped From Trump to Polis

Democrats swept every statewide office in November's midterm elections, clinching a so-called trifecta of power. But beyond the clean sweep, it was the margin of the Democratic victory that took observers by surprise.

For example, Jared Polis won the governor's mansion by 10.6 percent, a blowout of near-historic levels for typically purple Colorado.

We know some of the reasons that Democrats won so decisively on November 6, but where, specifically, did these huge shifts take place, at least compared to the 2016 election, when Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump here by less than 5 percent?

The quick answer: everywhere. The slightly longer answer: maybe not quite where you'd expect.

Polis won four Colorado counties (Chaffee, Garfield, Huerfano and Pueblo) that Trump won in 2016, while Republican Walker Stapleton didn't win a single Colorado county that Clinton carried in 2016. In fact, Stapleton did worse than Trump in 63 of Colorado's 64 counties.

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